Juvenile Corrections officers Juan Tamez and Julian Fuentes have been charged with official oppression after the department's office of inspector general received complaints of excessive use of force at the facility June 10. Fuentes also was named in later allegations of using excessive force against juveniles by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Pete Martinez, the director of security at Evins, was arrested on June 27 for tampering or fabricating physical evidence.

Three juveniles were identified as victims in the case, a news release said. The nature of their injuries was not divulged, but the release said the injuries apparently were not serious.

In addition, seven Evins employees were suspended for failing to report what they knew about the alleged abuse.

"These allegations are abhorrent and we will pursue all criminal and administrative remedies to the fullest extent," the department's executive director, Michael Griffiths, said . "We have an excellent leadership team and staff at Evins who overall have made great strides to improve the facility culture. I am confident that this is a result of a small number of staff rather than a representation of the entire campus."